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Abandoned Mansions - Virginia Plantation

Check out this abandoned mansion in Virginia. Everything is so still and quiet, only the sound of footsteps and birds chirping. I wonder who lived here, why was this amazing home abandoned? I would certainly like to live here, and it doesn't even look in that bad of shape either. Perhaps it is haunted, or there was a murder. It must have looked amazing during its prime, spotless inside beautifully tended gardens outside. Now it stands ominously atop the hill, keeping its secrets silenced.

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Magnet fishing is a great alternative to metal detecting for those who are on a budget or just want to try something new. The technique is simple yet effective, attach a really strong magnet to a rope and toss it in any body of water. As you pull in the line any metal objects within 4 inches of the magnet will attach themselves. You never know what you might reel in, old coins, relics and other valuables. Magnet Fishing Tips

# 1 Be careful! These magnets are extremely powerful, you could lose a finger if you come too close to a heavy metal object with your finger in between.

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Torture ChamberThe rack, a human stretching device, imagine the sound of joints popping out of there sockets. In addition to the unimaginable pain of being stretched to pieces, the victim was often poked and prodded with hot pokers and other tools.

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The breaking wheel was a brutal device. The victim's limbs were smashed and twisted into the spokes of a wagon wheel-like structure. Once the victim was weaved in tight, they would be hosted atop a pole and spun around for eager townspeople to gawk at.

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Magnet fishing is a great alternative to metal detecting for those who are on a budget or just want to try something new. The technique is simple yet effective, attach a really strong magnet to a rope and toss it in any body of water. As you pull in the line any metal objects within 4 inches of the magnet will attach themselves. You never know what you might reel in, old coins, relics and other valuables. Magnet Fishing Tips

# 1 Be careful! These magnets are extremely powerful, you could lose a finger if you come too close to a heavy metal object with your finger in between.

#2 Use strong rope and tie a good knot. You never know what lies beneath the waters surface, if your magnet gets attached to something heavy like an old car you may lose it if you rope breaks or your knot comes untied.

#3 Location, Location, Location. Just as it is with metal detecting location is everything. Though every body of water is bound to have some metal, if …

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